A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1913-12-10
Summary:

At the Theatre Royal tonight the Hongkong public will have an opportunity of seeing and hearing the Kinetoscope, which is a cinematograph of the most improved type, and which reproduces the speech as well as the gestures of the actors. A most elaborate selection of films has been brought and…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1914-01-01
Summary:

A cricket match will be played on Hong Kong Cricket Club and the Theatre Royal will be closed. 'Manon Lescaut' is shown at the Victoria. Pathe Gazette and 'That Scamp Ferdinand' will be in the Bijou's New Year offerings.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1919-12-20
Summary:

An Acknowledgement: The committee of the Hongkong Fund for War Devastated France regret that, owing to an oversight, at the time of Miss Van der Flier's lecture at the theatre Royal in aid of the Fund, no acknowledgement was made in the Press of the fact that the cinematograph performance…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-02-08
Summary:

Kaai's Royal Hawaiian Troubadours, who played last week at the theatre Royal, have been specially engaged by the management of the Star Theatre for a run of three days starting from today.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-10-22
Summary:

Efrem Zimbalist, the world-famous violinist, could have wished for no warmer reception than that he received from an appreciative audience in the Queen's Theatre last night. It is true that owing principally to a big Trafalgar Day counter attraction at the Theatre Royal and also to the fact…